Jeb Bush May Skip Iowa In 2016, Sources Say
Source: BuzzFeed
Tim Miller, a spokesman for Bush, strongly denied that the candidate planned to write off Iowa, and suggested those who say otherwise are merely speculating. There is nobody with any shred of authority or proximity to Gov. Bush suggesting that, should he decide to run for president, he skip or ignore Iowa, he said.
But a top Republican consultant and a high-level fundraiser both of whom have been courted by the Bush camp, and requested anonymity to recount private conversations said Bushs advisers were explicit that the campaign would not seriously invest in Iowa during the primaries. Similarly, an operative involved in Bushs yet-to-be-announced campaign told BuzzFeed News earlier this year that the state was a low priority.
If they wanted to play aggressively in Iowa, why would they take the best strategist in Iowa and move him to Miami? the Bush-aligned operative said, referring to veteran Des Moines-based strategist David Kochel, who was tapped in January to run the national campaign out of its South Florida headquarters.[/div/
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Psst, Jeb: don't stop there; skip ALL the Primaries until....Florida! Yeah, that's a winning strategy!
Gore1FL
(21,128 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)by the voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He had originally tried to win those states but failed to maintain his support. He sank in the polls and gave up.
Gore1FL
(21,128 posts)yikes, I'm getting old!
billhicks76
(5,082 posts)Running scared. Damage control.
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)Bush is polling badly in Iowa and it is clear that Jeb is weak with the base. Hiding from Iowa is not a good idea. What is the benefit of having $100 million in a superpac if you can not buy an election?
thesquanderer
(11,986 posts)and maybe he thinks those are his only options.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)James Carville said if Bush loses N.H. the "establishment" will get Romney to jump in.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-02-12/james-carville-don-t-count-mitt-out-just-yet
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)He was already being rejected by the voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He had originally tried to win those states but ultimately he sunk in the polls and gave up.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)28 years, but seem to recall particularly close GE tallies in 2000 and 2004, to be specific. Why would one want to potentially alienate a bunch of people in a state that might prove crucial to your success?
brooklynite
(94,503 posts)...from the profile of GE voters. Add to that, Annoying voters may be sern as kicking the can down the road.
Beacool
(30,247 posts)And we all know how well that worked out for him.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)to the supposed Guiliani strategy. It was born of necessity. He didn't want that strategy--he was left with no other choice.
Hi Bea!! How are you doing?
herding cats
(19,564 posts)That that I'm complaining, really. If he wants to assume he's going to get it without doing the hard work, more power to him.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)He has no chance with the bible-thumpers anyway.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Most cogent thing I've ever heard her say.
tanyev
(42,552 posts)That's how Michele Bachmann won it.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)He does not care.
Reminds me of the kids who went to the seminary since it was free and their moms were happy.
Running for office is so degrading only sociopaths do it.